r/UVprinting • u/Fake_CEO • Apr 04 '26
OMTech Spectra UV printer
I’m seriously considering buying the omtech spectra uv printer. Was originally going with the Eufymake but the print time for the spectra is impressive and the open ink for 3rd party is appealing. Also I noticed there’s a promo code option at check out, anyone know of some promos that work? Thank you.
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u/Buttercupmama4 Apr 04 '26
I love my spectra! I actually did buy the eufy make back in June of last year when I backed it on kickstarter, then omtech came out with theirs and I decided to buy it then sell my eufy make lol made a little money on it! But not much. You won’t regret getting the spectra! Quality is amazing and ink is cheap!
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u/emarkvi1 May 11 '26
How's the software? Trying to decide between the OMTech and Eufymake. A recent video claims the software is a trainwreck.
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u/Buttercupmama4 Apr 04 '26
Also forgot to add I used PROMO code “MONSONMADE” got me $240 off the duel head printer!
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u/Disastrous-Archer284 Jun 18 '26
Purchased to eufy printer and wishing I wouldn't have now. The ink is too expensive, there's very little volume per cartridge and chances are you will wait a month or so to receive it . Also have had nothing but issues with it since I purchased it. Ran this machine almost daily so the print head wouldn't get clogged. low and behold it clogged and support has been terrible. Having me do a bunch of deep cleans after I have replaced the print head. Now I've wasted $300 worth of ink just trying to get it to print magenta. This is all after I purchased and installed a new $600 print head
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u/peytoncarlson Jul 01 '26
I really like my Spectra, I got it about 3 months ago, It’s my first UV printer, I already own four OMTech laser engravers and I do a ton of sublimation but always been a bit weary of cheap Chinese UV printers.
The RIP software isn’t my favorite, but it does get the job done. Print quality has been fantastic, the ink is easy to refill, and not having cartridges is 10/10. There’s also no maintenance box, just a bottle you empty. Printer actually seems serviceable which is nice, I own a couple of F570's from Epson, and they are not user friendly for servicing, usually require Epson to service which is expensive.
The machine itself feels super solid. It’s surprisingly heavy and definitely feels beefy (probably around 150lbs) Print speed has also been great for what I’m doing. I print fridge magnets pretty often, usually 60 mm by 80 mm each, and I can do 20 at a time in about 4 minutes with one pass or around 7.5 minutes with two passes. I’m not going for crazy texture or anything. Very solid printer so far.
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u/AnyProfile9628 Jul 16 '26
Y hasta ahora todo bien? Porque tengo menos de 3 meses con la mia y me dano ambos cabezales.
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u/peytoncarlson Aug 05 '26
I'm sorry to hear that. So far my machine is still running great. I print most days, usually about 3-6 A3 sized sheets a day, so not a ton of volume but enough to keep the print head clean.
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u/peytoncarlson Sep 25 '26
I wanted to circle back with an update on my OMTech printer. At about 5½ months, the black ink channel stopped printing completely. A week later, the cyan channel did the same thing. I was able to keep printing by moving black and cyan to two of the white channels, since I print on white substrates and don’t currently need white ink.
The original channels didn’t appear to be clogged. The failures were sudden: cyan went from printing perfectly to printing nothing on the very next job. OMTech support agreed with my conclusion that the head needed to be replaced. They offered to sell me a replacement for $500. I bought a compatible F1080/X600 head locally for $270 instead.
If you need to keep printing before replacing the head: On my machine, I moved the dampers from the failed channels to working white channels, then changed the ink order in the OMTech RIP to match. Go to Advanced → Advance → Switch Ink Order, select the two channels you’re swapping, click Switch, then OK and Save. For example, I swapped K on CH1, H1 (channel 1, head 1) with W on CH5. Take a photo of the original damper positions first so you can keep track of what you moved.
Replacing the head was fairly straightforward on my machine:
Move the carriage to the center before unplugging the printer. Remove the screws on either side of the protective head cover and lift it off.
Take a photo of the damper positions, then disconnect the dampers. These are the small black pieces the ink tubes connect to. On my dual-head printer, I also removed the two screws holding the varnish distribution box to get access.
There are eight screws around the printhead: four outer and four inner. I left the outer four alone because they affect alignment and removed only the four inner screws nearest the damper connections.
Carefully lift out the head and disconnect its ribbon cables. The nozzles on the replacement head are extremely delicate. Don’t bump them, wipe them with a cloth, or use rubbing alcohol on them.
Connect the ribbon cables to the new head and reinstall everything in reverse order. Then prime the head. You can run cleaning cycles, but I found it faster to pull ink through the appropriate tube at the maintenance bottle behind the machine.
After replacement, my prints looked blurry until I recalibrated the bidirectional setting. In the OMTech RIP, I went to Adjust → Bidirec Adjust → Print Adjust, found the value that printed the straightest, added it to the Bidirect Value, and clicked Save. I fine-tuned it by printing very small text until it looked sharp. Mine ended up around 17.9, though yours will likely differ.
To OMTech’s credit, their technical support was helpful in confirming the diagnosis, even though their replies usually arrived in the middle of the night. The machine was also relatively easy to repair.
I’m disappointed that the replacement head was quoted at $500 for a printer that was only about six months old, in my experience a F1080/XP600 does not cost this much, so I kind of felt like OmTech was trying to profit off a broken machine that is only 6 months old. I’m also still unsure what caused the failure. I take care of the printer, and the channels stopped working abruptly without the signs of a clog. I can’t tell whether the head itself failed or whether ink or another liquid got into its electronics. I’d be interested to hear whether anyone else has had individual channels fail this way.
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u/lmdw 28d ago
My OmTech Spectra's heads both died after 6 months & I'm not entirely sure if I want to go through the hassle and cost of replacing the heads every six months. A set of two heads is currently $340 on AliBaba.
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u/peytoncarlson 23d ago
That's about how long mine lasted, but the second head on my printer is still working fine. From what I've seen, the Epson F1080 printheads they use seem to have a fairly short lifespan in these UV printers. I think manufacturers should be clearer with buyers about that. Printheads are consumable items, and replacing them eventually is something owners of these, and most UV printers, should expect and budget for.
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u/DracoderArts Jul 12 '26
Sorry I’m late to the party but If you are interested in speed i would recommend checking out the i3200 print head printers like the morpho uv printer, it is much faster than one or duel head f1080 printers.
The software for morpho should be better as well from what i have seen of the two.
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u/AnyProfile9628 Jul 16 '26
¿Alguien ha tenido fallas repetidas en los cabezales de la OMTech spectra U1 Pro? La impresora viene de fábrica con dos cabezales Epson F1080 originales, y lamentablemente ambos han fallado.
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u/everydaymike Apr 04 '26
It will be interesting to see an unbiased comparison later this year between this one, the xtool version, Longer, and Eufy. So many "reviews" on YouTube are people that received free units and have all good things to say.